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Dote ist Avron Howard Moderator
--- 2° Any man that has but one cow way let her run in the roads by obtaining a certificate from the select man and paying all damage come to individuals by breaking into inclotures. - 30 to adjourn for one hour Thered agreeable to adjournment - A to shut up all horned cattle except in The cafe Af the 2 vote hafred at this meeting - 5. to excuse Henry Bartlett an highway surveyor -- 6 Abraham Ball Highway Surveyor It to difcontinue a bridge road leading from UM den Fence to Benjamin Glazen's to transfer the highway Tax of Daniel Abbots heiro for 1810 To Their Right war Tax for 1X11 to be worked out at seventy five ants the day - 95 to execute thenever Putting as contables tor 10? Manuel Bart lett contable & collector and worn 11th To instruct our Representative to op pose a A Division of the County of Hampshire - 120 to chooka committed to examine The road in the north part of this town 13, Hexekiah Howard The above committee - Rowell Field Moter Field - To view and lay out any road that They think arefepary in the north part of the town and make report to the town 14to to adjourn This meeting to A. Til Aer one hour Met agreeable to adjournment and voted - Is to dipole This meeting
Attest Walter Gunn, Town Plesk
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Je luft Harmael Bartlett one of the Contable. of Leverett greeting Voll are hereby required in The name of the Commonwealth of Hahachufell, to notify a nic wane The male inhabitants of all town being laverity one years of age uno sepocta for and reficient in said bound for the space of one year next preceding having a frahold offate within said town of the annual income of Three fouror or any aftale to The value of likely pounds to meet at the south meeting house in saw town in microay the Bistecwith Anft at Three ( dock. I. It for the purpose of chatting a representative to retirement Them at the General court appointed to be converted and white at bottom on the left wrongway of clay 90 1811. quero arier our hands and deals This eighth day of May 1X11 at said Leverett. Jonathan File Rowell Die to
I Velectronen ) of tiverels lind make return of this warrant with your. Going thereon to some one of the select meal on or before the time prefixed for said meeting and fail (not as you will anten your neglect at first of the law. 0 The directions of this warrant hath beans only attended to by me Jam! Barthel Con Stable Purtwant to the above warrant the inhabitants constitutionally qualified to vote for representatives met at the time and place of pointed and did them and There elect howell Field Ely to represent them at The General Court appointed to be converted at Bottom in The last wednesday of May 1X11. water as follows vin
for Rofwell Fuld By Likely in votes 64
oMet Walter Grunn Down Clark
Jo can't Samuel Markets contable of the Town 4
de Leverett - You are hereby required in the name of the Commonwealth of chlaprachetthe to notify are wan the force holder and other in habitants of said town qualified by law to now in lown meetings to meet at the south meeting house in j'ai town on monday the fourth day of raventer nant at one of the clock afternoon to act on the following articles viz It. to hook a moderator to lead said meeting I to see if the town will grant offFor alleans' Jalan for the year enguing
.32 To we how much wood the lower will get for ME Williams Ly to choose a comomitte to superintend the getting of. AV. Williamshis word
tto pays town cebit. 6. To act upon any berlin the town may think proper at said meeting
And make return of this warant with your doing, thereon to the select men before the time of said meeting and you will andover your neglect at The fait of the law. given under our handsand reals this haftenthe Day of october 181/ 1
. Powell Friet Vielectonen Av. Marathon Freches of said town The directions of this warant noch been Only attended to vy me canoval bauthelt Endiable revenett Dos 2°, 1X11
Pourfiant to the above warment The free no Pers and other in habitants of the Town of devenett aframbled on Monday the fourth day of crimemler 1x11 and volio It Aaron Atoward moderator
3 to give Me brillian thirty five card, or won
a commettere to superintend The gothing of said wood - 3 to allow over shillings pas ion for and wood
votes 6! The before munition was be gotten by the first of February next or the committed to get it. The to allow dikt John Wood bassbill S. U 8% allow James Doby', bill 20.00 Of The allow Dor Zebina M. Ball: bell . 1.1872 -10 % allow luft cam! Bartlett for? warning hod Town meeting, - 4.00 - It to allow det 2 000, bill -
- 3.00 x - 19 to allow Alphous Gilberto bill _ 1.83 - 13 to allow Erar Gravei still 34.085 - It to allow Samuel Gould' bull 35:33 - 15' to allow ration ofiamo, bill - 7.64 - 16 to allow l'amuel Forer, bill - 9. 74 17 to allow Luther Clang; will - 29.33 - IS to allow baltiamo Hubbards bill - 19, 25 19 to allow oloman Dewey' well . 1.17 -20 to allow Der Matrah Rice' bell- 4.100 - 21 % allow Lucio Field: bild - 3.90 - 22 to allow caft this Field's ball-15-69
- 24 to reling with Youput Forroads Taxes in canal Bartlett have to collect -25° to raise three Dollars for to purchase Three camp Kettler
-26 to allow Donation neet fun bell - 1.75. -27 Hezekiah How and howalt Field and of our Fick be authorif to lay out and survey any road which is necesliny in The north part of the form. and make a report to the Town
- Le a committee to examine the county road from Tot hus Hobart's north and see if it cannot be land in a better place
-29 Ropwell Field be a Delegate to attend The county Convention to be chalden at Greenfield on monday the 15th of this month
30, to set of the hanfor at the lower to bedass to be kept till next alfred meeting
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- 3/ ? Comoel Gomes bid of Elija Clary & will at eight shillings and three home for week at four 0 millings and five rence per week -33 Williams Hubbard and off & Hans Freeman at Finner whichings and elever, hence per week.
- 34 james Dolay laid off Efiher Gould at live hitting, and nine have the week - 35 james Dolly this off Submit Price at nine chance per week
-36 10 beaux Eunice Hellogy under the care of The alectomen
Enos Graves be a committee to grant relief if necessary to vilar Graves whom the left of the worm - 3X Manuel Leland & Fothua Thayer in addition to the above committee 39' to sell an old bed and bedding belonging to the nowa to the highest kinder 40 to disolve This meeting . Me, + Walter Gunn Jours Clerk
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Franklin ho to samuel Bartlett one of the contables of the Town of Leverett Greeting you are here bes aravind i noticed and wann it's free- notvers and wither inhabitants of said town qualified we love to vote in Town meeting is meet at the south meeting Group in anderen of mandar the Bei of December Luth at two of the clock afternoon to act on the following articles vez,
11 to choose a moderator to lead san meeting Cc
to see if the town with avant to the family of off Withum, create the salary wife in rod ?- ember last so long as the fruitfit in Der yhlied with The neighboring ministers
3 no one if the town with likewe got Alos Williams the word which we have finally got for AV. Williams
. toh to act on any other matters which the Town may Tueor proper to act upon at said meeting. alme make return of this warrant with your Doing, Thereare to the select onen before the time of said meeting Given under our hands and real, at Leverett This invelfik day of December A 1X11 Jonathan Field? Mott? Field Salutimens
The directions of the within warrant hath been only attended to bey me Samuel Bartlett Comptable of
if there comes a Mult Walter Quo Y: Park Portwant to the above warrant the free holder and The inhabitants of the town of Leverett qualifine by how to vote in town affairs afronbled onmonday the 30th. Day of December D. 1×11 and Power "1st -lavon Howard moderator 20 to adjourn to Lucio Falls hauge met agreeable to adjoumment and
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amint 3 to direct the abretours to prep the usual salary granted to illi Williams in November last 4" A committee of three to act with the church commetter in the appropriation of the ? money
Kiet I villian Hubbard be the said commetter 6th That so long as the neighboring minifios sufialy the publicit to the salefatto of the above commetter That the committe be empowered to hay to alloy William the proportion of the money granted in 1 November last.
- 7th to get allons William laventy cono of wood instead of thirty five card as voted in a November last o raite a sufficient sum of money to thay the Town of death for Keeping Etther Soul
- 9 Th EI committe of three to look into and secure and property in the hands of Fact torrey belonging to Andrew Gardner 10 . Ifa floor, William Hemenway, and Rient Coin Woodberry be the above commethe. 11th to Disolve this meeting -
Atott Walter Gunn Town Clark
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Do Capt. Harried Bartlett one of The inflables of The Fun of Leverett- Igre ling you are hereby required in the name of the. chapelle to notify ass man. The freeholder and other inhabitants * said Town pratined by www to vote for town officers wir ll with an are twenty one years of age and up wards and have netice for one year next proceeding liable to be laxis to meet at the south meeting house in said toun on monday the sixth day of Annet next at none of the lock invendons to act on the following articles (iz)
1. To choose a moderator- to load said meeting
2! to choose a town dette for the years Le i've 30 To chools three or more delic timen and overflow of the food titu to check a Town hore a jewer
5 6 hoe's house or more offre com 6th To whoop can tables and collectors of laxer
To rec how much money the Town will write to be expanded who the highways the year engels
You to choose survey one of highway,
of the to choose one or more survey or at least, plante Limites and Mitworks 10th to choose surveyor of shingles and dashboards
!"be Look ou vegan and ellers of slaves a no hoops 12th to choose pence viewers
13th to charle Thethingmen
14th to whoop readers of leather
15? To choose hoy neves
16% to choose a pourño deeper 17 th to choose frete driver,
It's to choose a dealer of weights and measures 19% to see what measures the town will take to provide for their froom? and to act on any other matters and things the Town may jungs proper to act upon at and meeting and make return of this warrant with your doing, Thereare to the select man before Dawn meeting as you will answer your meyleel at the pravilo, the laws Bien underour handsane jeals at Leverett This eighteenth day of March $ 1412 25 More Than Fre Ce) L.S. Mothera Thayer Selection
The directions of the within warrant hath team Jules attendee to buy It - amit Bartlett Conftable LeveretTetihril 6.41812
Advers copy oftheft walter yun Filleke
Down meeting 2/April 6th 1×12
Darfwant to the warrant the pres holder and therewhale. chants of the town of Leverett qualifica by law to vote in town meeting afrembled at the south making haute is said toun on monday April 6Th 1812 and
Doler Itt Powell Field ify moderator
- 2 Walter Gunn Town clerk
- 3 Jonathan Field 20 gothica Thayer Etano Howcan - hver Jonathan Friel Gothia Thayer excufee - 4
- James Comin évent Manuel youres - fuenf delect men
6 Totell afield Ely Town Treasurer
Pofich thise -divert freshers Rajus Field -Sworn
- France's Richardson, worn Conflatte, and Erafter, Ficco ) collectors of Taxes - q ó raje ino mundonão prouñas por la vefrais of Thighway, and to allow one collar perday for labour 10 Charles Mark well-2warn Rogers Bartlett all Theus Field
Samuel Bartlett-Swenn ofbraham ABall
of Highways
" Edward Jones Jamúl Lealaño alain afloor William Humanawany Eli a Selfora Folhara Thayer
-If the above labour to be done by the first of July next -12 to adjourn for one hacer in met agreeable to réjoumoment
- 13 offa chloor ) durayon of bounds flanke Marius tuller / über and Network
1h ct/a obloer 1 camere your of the gle same dayidon Favio, Cutters 15 father Hobart ? lunacyory and cellers William Hubbard of allaves and hot ",
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Down meeting 53. April 6" ×12 Continued) Voted 16! Jonathan Meet Fin ? Thomas Butterfull
17 Charles Ice.
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18 Harver tice Brain
undwon Jy Thingnes. 1
Francis Radiación
John Hilliard Althem Freld
: " huelael larn/a tower Luther Clary swan
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"0 stevens Howard dealer of weight and meatures 21 Hofer xaithe meafurer of ware and Mark 22 Matter Graves ?
. éaler of Leather 23 Varnect boule Poure Sbecher
24 Charles Emes Hogreeve Jvorn is to return the haufen to The lowest lives it be kept untill November next.
LG Jeremiah Back for and notiwil ithice a commettere to see if any wood has been out on Leverett town land and if any to apertain who has cit it and notify the manor men to come and settle with our selection on 27 to what uh cottie From This Time is of winter ! ?! except where a poor man than but one cowe, by a certificate from the selection he may let his cow run in the roads
2% Mal svine may not run at large this summer on any conditions 2) Hezekiah Howard, Hofen Fiele John Now berry a committee to settle with jacole Forney reflecting property in his have, belonging to Andrew Gaveiner are secure The same to the town in the best way they may judge Inouher. 30 the surveyors of highways be collectors of money for the five can't year if any are delinquent in working out their highway tax,
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(2010) 31: Royers Bartlett Charles Stockwell Towin Gilbert be a committee to alter if necesary the road above Pour Proven to try it out and make report at our adjourned prixeting có
32 to adjourn to Lucius frietis at 6 a clock
Final agreeable to adjoinsment
33 to reconsider the 24 Frete concerning drie
34 to Get Awire run at large until sto ist by being yoke? and inged in the laws tuinento
35' That all warrants for town meetings if iopted up Neven days fare vous to the time fixed for sow meeting Shall be constituted legal
36 to raise one hundred and fifty dollars for schooling -
37 Ala Moor Emos Broão school com matter Traktu, Adam Esos Graves)
39 that the above money to be owided one half on the estate and the other half in the schollar
39 to excuse Alinhou Fill from taking the oath of hoy were
40 Elijah afford 'sbounty treasurer fog votes Chaplinvan Hoit La La 26 votes
41 Jahn habeberry Charter Ler and Marius butter be a committee to lay out and make any alterations in the road leaving from Molina Hobart to Luther Clancy's They may think proper and make report at our adjourned meeting
42 The last above committee be empowered to affirmaile and dell to: Verden offhly fun any town lang he may want to bin
Elifha Hlavy huck off to Luther Clary at 67 cents for work To Samuel Bartlett at The Do for week Adam Freeman - to samuel Gould at 47 00 for week Bishercocina Gaviner - to Main lutter at 9180 har week siebmit thice to Charles Lee 6 20 per week
to samuel Gould- at hg 20 for weeks Either Gould
Henry Bartbell be off the keeping of the meeting house at Six cents for the year enfuing
HB to adjourn this meeting till monday the 29 hot thril inft at the meeting houle at 2, Q. clock Fell. Monday Abril 29th 1×12 Thered agreeable to adjoanment and voter hate to adjourn to Luis shields of red agreeable to djacomment
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Down meeting (comme) 55 Abril 25th 1 × 12 Centimed New LIS The overyears of the poor be directed to provide clothing for our frackers according to Their bett difunction - 46 to reconsider the former vote charting Prof this Field Constable and collector of taxes, The Did not take the outh aco. (%) - 47 Erafter Field contabile and collection of taxes
4% to accept of Alphous Field in Head of Inafter Friet as conftable and collector of taxes, (The Jai) Alphen. Then came ferrand and took the outh according to law)
- 49 the selection go and view the brille now aerop Dea~ To her Thayer' lot and lay it out as an open road if they Fudge expedient the wife to view the road laid last summer. acoof thomas Wedges lot and Ofcon lince it or open it as they shall think proper
- 50 to accept the report of the committee making an alteration in the road leading from Elifha Beamong by Lutter Play ry's to Montaque
SI to authorife Francis thechandon to let Silas Graves have two shillings a week in pavilions from this time. till next November meeting to be paid by the town -52 to sell withif hen Ashley Than a piece of land lying welt of his swamp lot so called for fifteen thillings -99 The Delect may be directed to proheute Noah Graves of Sunderland for the support of Bernard Witch 5/ The Selectionen be directed to findecute the town - of Sunderland for the mothrapport of either Gould if they will not take her without -35 to dipolve This meeting
Haft Iraller Gunn Town Clerk
To light Samuel Bartlett one of the contables of the town
greeting of Leverett
you are here by required in The name of the forirma, uy atthe of fal sachutethe to notify bry arde warm the free hol ders unto offer inhabitants of war town qualified by law to vote for your mar freut yporerror and senators to meet at the south pecting house en said town on monday the with day of t inviti next at the
Three of the clock after noon for the hurtrole of aring in Their votes for Governor kent Governed and senator for the year Injuring agreeable to constitution and laws of this common wealth given univer our hands and deals this eighter the day of 1 March 2 1812
and make return of this warrant with your goings thereare to the selectionen by or before the time of said meeting as you will andiver your neglect at the hand of the law
Jonathan Field) electives. Gothia Thayer of Leve rett
R.J. Ahojwell Frete The directions of the within warrant hath been only attendre to be me samuel Bartlett contable Leverett April 6th 1x12
Purtwant to the above warrant the free holder into other inhabitants met at the time and place of pointer in the warrant. Water for the following restons were given in sorted año counter and declaration. Thereal mare as by the Constitution is reverted vir
For Governor ( Elbridge Gerry eighty three voter 3 Caleb Itrong fifty deven voter S'y
For Laut Governor ( William thing eighty three votos 83 William Philips fifty severnwater 57
For Senators (Hopeph Rice eighty one vole 8/ Gohah Price Two votes - Manuel C. Allen fifty six voter 56 Samuel Philips "one vote.
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Mleft Walter Gunn gown Clark
Franklin B. Do dies Fuite one of the Cornflakes of the son of greeting Let\ "you are inevery praline in the nameof the Commons nonwealth. LA de Tabacoa été to notify añomassa he made in habitants of said own beina iventy one years of age and meprocent in and down for the place as one year next preceding naming a hunde estate within said town of the annual income of Three pounds or any aflate is the value of sixty pounds to meet at the south meeting haufe on monday the 11 day of thay next at three of the clock in the afternoon for the purpose of cooling one representations to represent Frewin the general Court appointed to beconcerned and holow at Bothor on the latt WeOneway of May next, Giver under our hands and seals at Leverett This 29th day of otrit 201812
ctaron How and I Scheetmen James Coming Samuel Morse, Leverett tiro make me home of this warrant with your loving heren. To some one of us before the guning of to meeting as you will answer your neglect at the part of the law?
Nerfwant to the within & have notified the male innah- " Tants of said town to assemble at the home and peace a. for The purnon within mentioned
Live vett Turfwant to the above warrant the male infinali tants of said town of Revenett Con fintutionally qualified to vote for Representatives metat the time and place appointed in the above warrant and did then and there Elect Rowell Field ifg to represent Them at the General Court ah haunted to be convened and howden at theofton on the left hioneway of May 1412 votes as follows (viz)
Dor Motwell Fiel Elg. Veventy one votes 7/ ifar Kufur Gonaver Ety, one vote 1 For Leut John Wood bury Fifty voter .. 50 For Capt James Coming Three votes -- 3 theft Walter Gunn Town Clerk
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To Anhour Fiets one of the contables of the town of accerett Spreating John compliance with a istation of ofich toute, and other, you are hereby in The name on the Commonwealth of Mafiadefetts. required to notify any wair all the fire holders and other inheltants of town qualified by law to vote in town meeting. I meet at the south affecting houle in 10 Leverett on Davy vary the thing day of ily next at there of the clock is. The afternoon then and there to act in the following articles / via 1 to choose a Moderator to lead said meeting." Country 2 To see what measures the town will take relative to a road which is about to be laid through a tour.
3 to see what onder the town will take on a communication made by the delectores in the town of botter to the selective. of Leverett cate June 15- 1812
Is to see what method they will take to supply the hell it is the South affecting how in 2 town 5 to act on any other business that may be thought Brother at said imeeting Given under our hands and seals at Leveres this 25 th Day of June 1412
ctavon flowand), kleitmen James Canins ( And you will make voitures of This warant with your Doing, Thereare as you will an fever your ore glut at front of the ted Franklin do. July 3 1812 the westin warrant hath been duly and faithfully allende? V
Leverett Urant to The foregoing warrant The un habitant, of the Town of Leveret af Semble at the south meeting house on chryvary the 3 day of July 1x1.2 and- Datos Roperit Fre Ely. moderator
- 2 The selectionen be directed to polition the court of étions por is county, to empower the committee which the court may appoint to lay out the road Through this town, to discontinue any county road which They may find to be universpary in consequence of Pay wall The said road
3 To par certains resolver in abbot of the General Govévement at this critical lincevier their tate veclaration of War against great Britain, - I To map over The fourth article in its warrant
- 5 To dihalve this inculare Attett Walter Gian, Johan Ecek.
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% Alphes Fuld one of the conflables of the town of Greeting L. J. Leverett
Lot. I'm the a name of the commonwealth of allaprachufetts you are hereby required to notify and warn the free holders and other inhabitants of said town qualifier by law to vote in town affaires to meet at the south meeting house in said Town on theflas The 13 th instant at four of the clock in The after noon there and There to act on the following articles (ver) 1. to chook a Moderator to lead said meeting. 2) % to see if it is the minds of the standing order socity in said town to hive M. Joel Wright. to preach with them after the time is out for which he has agreed. with a view of settling him in the Ministry in said town if there can be an agreement between home and the people .
BE To act on any other bufine which may be thought proper at said meeting. And you will make metion with your Doing, Thereon to one of us before the opening of said meeting as you well antwer you' meghet wer under our hands and seals at Leverett This eighth day of September in the year of our Land 1×12
Aaron Howard James lomins f of
Franklin fr. September 12th. 1812 Darfwant to the within I have warned the as 6.
within Directed Alphous Field Gonflable of Leverett Atmen config Matt Matter Gunn Town Click.
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(60) Leverett dehatinitier 150 /X12
Turquant to the foregoing warrant the free holders and other in habitants qualified by law to vote in town affairs, a frembled at the Youth Meeting houp in said. town on the day the 15 of sept-1812 and Dotev Ist Shotwell Field Ofy. Moderator
- 2% As the sender of this meeting that we settle a man in the Ministry with us - 3 That we offer four hundred dollars a year To a man who shall settle with us in the Moultry 4 Mehr John Novibury Shotwell Field Motor Fiche Erafter Field and Hezekiah Howard be a committee to wait on M. Joel Wright and request him to preach with us Two sabbath, after his fivefent engagements
- 5th To adjourn this meeting to the 2gh day of this month them to avert at B O Clock C Leverett sefait 24 th 1×12 A meeting of the church of chrift in this place being regularly notified. aferabled and passed the following vote viz
Poled nemanimoufly to give M. Joel Anight an invitation to settle with the ... in the works of the goffel : 21miting Ahaft David Darfour Moderator
If true copy attlift Walter quan Town Claves I September 29th /12 framed agreable to adjournment. Noto 6th To concur with the church in giving all. Joel Wright an invitation to settle with us in the work of the Gofret Manifting. - 7% offer N. Fod Wright four hundred dollars a year during his Ministerial labours in This place & The above mentioned committe be divertic to wait on N. Wright and make the above propofol to him. of To adjourn this meeting to the 13th day of October 1×12 at 2. O Clock n. M.
Down meeting 61 fartimed Levée agréable acomment / 10 to there was a thin meeting with: 29: it was voted to accept the daings of the meeting on That bias 11 Dea. M. Howard are vient. y pêdebeurs a committee if inform, M. Wright of the wings of This meeting -12 to adjourn this meeting to quefiny alaber 29 at hive O Clock Pic 18.
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